Carlos Alberto Tevez (born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez is capable of playing as a striker, as a winger, as a supporting forward, or as an attacking midfielder.
Tevez began his career with Boca Juniors, winning the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 2003 before moving to Brazilian club Corinthians, where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. His moves to English clubs West Ham United in 2006 and Manchester United in 2007 were plagued by issues relating to his third-party ownership by Media Sports Investment, and their resulting sagas paved the way for changes to both Premier League and FIFA regulations.
In 2009, Tevez joined Manchester United's rivals Manchester City for £47 million. In the 2010–11 season he won the Premier League Golden Boot, and in the 2011–12 season he won the Premier League title. In 2013, he joined Juventus, where he won two Scudetti among other trophies. He returned to Boca Juniors in June 2015, before joining Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua the following years in a deal which made him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world. He again returned to Boca Juniors for a third spell in 2018, and won the 2017–18 and 2019–20 Primera División titles.
Since his debut for Argentina in 2005, Tevez has over 75 caps. A gold medal and Summer Olympics Golden Boot winner at the 2004 Olympics, he has also played at two FIFA World Cups, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup where Argentina were runners-up, a FIFA Confederations Cup and four Copa América tournaments. He has been awarded the South American Footballer of the Year three times, the Footballer of the Year of Argentina twice, and the Argentine Sportsperson of the Year once. He has also been named in the South American Team of the Year three times.
Career Honours
![]() 1992-1997 |
![]() 1997-2001 |
![]() 2001-2004 |
![]() 2004-2015 |
![]() 2005-2006 |
![]() 2006-2007 |
![]() 2007-2009 | |||||
![]() 2009-2013 |
![]() 2013-2015 |
![]() 2015-2016 |
![]() 2017-2018 |